Curtain-pole.



G. KANYASI & F. LA'K.' CURTAIN POLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB, 18, 1910.

Patented May v16, 1911.

GEORGE KANYASI AND FRANK LAK, OF CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Application filed February 18, 1910. Serial No. 544,667.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, GEORGE KANYASI and FRANK LAK, subjects of the King of Hun' gary, residing at Canonsburg, in the county of Vashington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to t-he accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the objects of our invention are to dispense with the use of rings and pins in connection with a pole for fastening curtains thereto, and to furnish a pole with simple and effective means whereby the curtains can be easily connected to the pole and adjusted.

Other objects of our invention are to provide a sectional pole that will conceal the adjusting mechanism, and to provide a pole to which curtain and draperies can be easily connected without injuring or tearing the curtains or draperies.

Further objects of our invention are to provide a curtain pole that can be secured to suitable brackets and the curtains suit-ably draped upon the pole, and to accomplish the above results by a pole that is simple in construction, durable, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly eliicient as a supporting means for curtains in connection with a window-frame, door-frame, or alcove.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain pole constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the pole in an open position. Fig. 3 is a plan of the pole in a closed position. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the pole as secured to a bracket, and Fig. 5 is another cross sectional view of the pole showing one of the curtain hangers.

A pole constructed in accordance with our invention comprises two solid semi-cylindrical sections 1 and 2, said sections being hinged or otherwise connected, as at 3, whereby said sections can be closed to form a cylindrical curtain pole. The free edges of the sections 1 and 2 are adapted to be held in a closed position by pivoted hooks 4 carried by one of said sections and adapted to engage .pins 5 carried by the other of said sections, one of said hooks being arranged intermediate the ends of said sections, while the other of said hooks are arranged adjacent to the ends of said sections.

The section 1 has its inner face provided with a longitudinally-extending groove 6 which terminates at each end in proximity to an Vend of said section. The groove 6 is positioned approximately centrally of the section 1. The material bordering upon one side of the groove 6 is cut away to provide when the two sections are folded against each other a longitudinally-extending slot 7. The slot 7 is of the same length as the groove 6.` The material bordering upon the other side of the groove is cut away at two points as at 8 to provide when the sections are folded against each other a pair of longitudinally extending slots.

The flat face of the sect-ion 2 is provided with longitudinal grooves 9 each of which correspond in length to a slot 8, andthe upper walls 10 of the grooves 9 are adapted to aline with the upper wall 11 of the groove 6. In the groove 6 are arranged curtain hangers, some of which are fixed while' others are movable. The hangers are identical in construction, each hanger comprising a snap hook 12 having the Lipper end thereof provided withan outwardly extending pin 13 and revolubly mounted upon said pin is a roller 14 adapted to engage in the groove 6.

Suspended from t-he snap hook 12 by an eyelet 15 is a stirrup 16 and adjustably mounted in one of the arms of said stirrup is a screw 17 having a head 18 adapted to hold the edge of a curtain against the other arm of said stirrup. Two of the hangers located intermediate the ends of the pole are held by pins 19 arranged in the groove 6, while a hanger at each end of the pole is held by a pin 20. The hangers intermediate these xed hangers can be shifted in the groove 6, and since the curtain is generally of greater width than the length of the pole, one curtain can be held by the fixed hangers while the upper edges of the curtain can be attached to the movable hangers, thus permitting of the folds of the curtain being properly arranged and draped. This is more true in connection with two or more curtains suspended from the pole, but I reserve the right to remove the pins 19 and 20 whereby 

